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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Went looking for him

When Jim abandoned his family, the police went looking for him.

I want to know can I use 'the police were lokking for him'?! what is difference between went looking for him and were looking for him?!
I coudn't find 'go looking for somebody' in diictionary. Is it fixed phrase in english?!
Thanks.
  

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Mickey Mouse 8241 I want to know if I ca n u se 'the police were l oo king for him'?! " The difference is that "went looking for him" means " started looking for him" ( after he'd abandoned his family), whereas "were looking" means " were already looking for him" ( before he'd abandoned his family). Mickey Mouse 8241 I coudn't find 'go looking for somebody' in diictionary.

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  • Mickey Mouse 8241 I want to know if I ca n u se 'the police were l oo king for him'?!
  • " The difference is that "went looking for him" means " started looking for him" ( after he'd abandoned his family), whereas "were looking" means " were already looking for him" ( before he'd abandoned his family).
  • Mickey Mouse 8241 I coudn't find 'go looking for somebody' in diictionary.
  • Is it fixed phrase in english?!
  • No it's not a fixed phrase.
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Mickey Mouse 8241I want to know if I can use 'the police were looking for him'?! what is difference between "went looking for him" and "were looking for him?"
The difference is that "went looking for him" means "started looking for him" (after he'd abandoned his family), whereas "were looking" mean
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